Your family has barely survived this disaster. Your have decied to become better prepared in case this disaster ever strikes your family again. What should you do?

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Quality information sources: (make a numbered list)

1. American Red Cross

2. FEMA

3. Home Builders Association.

4. Army Corps of Engineers

5. PLN to contact others who have survived.

6. Grand Forks

7. Home owners insurance association.

8. http://www.floodsmart.gov/

9. NORMI (Mold Association) 

10. Ready.gov

Best advice points: (After each piece of advice, list your sources by the number from above)

• Identify an out-of town contact.  It may be easier to make a long-distance phone call than to call across town, so an out-of-town contact may be in a better position to communicate among separated family members.
• Be sure every member of your family knows the phone number and has a cell phone, coins, or a prepaid phone card to call the emergency contact. If you have a cell phone, program that person(s) as "ICE" (In Case of Emergency) in your phone. If you are in an accident, emergency personnel will often check your ICE listings in order to get a hold of someone you know. Make sure to tell your family and friends that you’ve listed them as emergency contacts.
• Teach family members how to use text messaging (also knows as SMS or Short Message Service). Text messages can often get around network disruptions when a phone call might not be able to get through.
• Subscribe to alert services. Many communities now have systems that will send instant text alerts or e-mails to let you know about bad weather, road closings, local emergencies, etc. Sign up by visiting your local Office of Emergency Management web site.<http://www.ready.gov/>

What kind of product would you recommend to use with your family in preparing for a disaster of this kind?

1. Mold screening kit

What learning skills including information literacy would need to be taught to make this project successful?